ABSTRACT
Broadcasting is a scattering abroad over the whole field. It is there for the taking or leaving, and the individual at the receiving end can accept or reject what is heard or seen, can react passively or with appreciation or criticism, whether the speaker is a member of the Royal Family, a Prime Minister or a bishop, a shop steward or a soccer idol. Some of the benefits and defects inherent in radio in general and in religious broadcasting in p~rticular have already been noted. When sceptics and agnostics hear or see items not intended for them, and treat them with contempt or derision instead of turning off their sets, the only consolation is that their hostile reaction is confined to a few people in isolation and is soon forgotten. There is always however the chance of the opposite result - that some of the seed sown on hard, stony ground may yield a harvest. Fears in the early days that the wrong type of people might hear these items were gradually dissipated, and refusal of the Chapter of Westminster Abbey to grant facilities for the broadcast of a royal wedding in 1923 turned in due course into a desire, almost a demand, that such important events should be made available for the largest possible audience.
